Dementia affects millions of people worldwide, and as our population ages, the number of cases is rising. This condition ...

Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults older than 65 — more than 4% — have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in.

Staying active is key to aging gracefully. Discover anti-aging exercises that strengthen your body, improve balance, and keep ...

Adults learn skills faster but forget more easily, while children retain skills better due to the benefits of sleep, ...

New research published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement has found that older adults who regularly participated in mentally challenging activities, such as reading or puzzles, maintained higher ...

Friendships are vital to our well-being, especially as we age. To build meaningful connections in later life, try some of ...

A new study evaluated the risk for delirium after 10 noncardiac surgeries. Of all the operations, those who had an endarterectomy — a procedure to remove plaque from an artery or arteries — had the ...

Older adults who reported excessive daytime sleepiness and a lack of enthusiasm were more likely to develop a condition that ...

Six years after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, 90-year-old Zelik Bocknek (Zel) refuses to slow down — and he believes his active ...

Excessive daytime sleepiness could be an early sign of a pre-dementia condition called motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR), a study suggests.